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Delaware Theatre Company (DTC) is inviting audiences to step into the timeless rhythm of Big-Band jazz in this World Premiere musical honoring the legacy of the Queen of Swing dance, Norma Miller. 

Hadestown will come to Wilmington, DE in May. Hadestown is the most honored show of the 2018-2019 Broadway season. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The Playhouse on Rodney Square has revealed their 2025/26 Broadway in Wilmington season, featuring the return of The Book of Mormon to Delaware, and more. Learn more!

Delaware Theatre Company has revealed its 2025/26 Season. The season will launch on September 17, 2025 with world premieres and more. See the full lineup here.

Louisa May Alcott’s literary classic “Little Women” will open at Possum Point Players next month. Learn more about the upcoming show and find out how to get tickets here!

What did our critic think of BRIGHT STAOver recent years, Candlelight has taken a few risks on mainstage shows. Aisle Say had never heard of BIG FISH. It was a stunner with electric choreography and an inspiring, uplisting story; analogous to the current running BRIGHT STAR.R at Candlelight Music Theatre?

Jim Henson's musical, fun-loving Fraggles are dancing their cares away across North America and coming to The Playhouse on Rodney Square in Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock LIVE. Learn more!

Second Street Players will hold auditions for its 2025 summer musical, 'The Secret Garden' in April. Learn more about the production and see how to audition.

The Shawnee Playhouse, celebrating its forty-sixth season, will be holding auditions for their 2025 Summer Headline and Children's Musicals. Learn more and see how to audition.

Clear Space Theatre Company has added a performance to their run of OKLAHOMA! due to popular demand. Tickets are now available for the added Wednesday, March 19, 7 PM performance.

The timeless tragedy, King Lear, is set to take center stage at the Resident Ensemble Players (REP) this April. Learn more about the upcoming production and see how to attend!

Presenting a literary classic set to music, Possum Point Players opens “Little Women” April 4. Tickets are on sale for the show that runs April 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13.

Clear Space Theatre Company's OKLAHOMA! opens in one week. At the turn of the century, only one stretch of land in America remained untamed: the territory that would become the state of Oklahoma.

Delaware Theatre Company has announced the 2024-2025 Delaware Young Playwrights' Festival (DYPF), showcasing five exceptional young playwrights. Selected from 78 submissions, these talented students will see their works brought to life by professional actors, directors, and designers on March 13, 2025 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at DTC's stage in Wilmington.

The Grand will present the Wilmington premiere engagement of the Tony and Grammy -winning Best Musical that connected the world DEAR EVAN HANSEN at The Playhouse on Rodney Square. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Delaware Theatre Company has announced that Matt Silva, Executive & Artistic Director, has elected to resign, effective March 6, 2025, to pursue an opportunity outside of the arts as Director of Campaign Management in the Institutional Advancement Department of Nemours Children's Hospital.

Set your mind to island time and ESCAPE to MARGARITAVILLE! Featuring your favorite Jimmy Buffet classics with book by Greg Garcia and Mike O’Malley. Learn more here!

Bright Star is coming to the Candlelight Theatre in Delaware next month. Performances run March 15 – April 19, 2025. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

The Wilmington Drama League has done it again, delivering a production that is equal parts gut-busting comedy and deeply moving storytelling. THE FULL MONTY, with its mix of raucous humor, tender moments, and an unforgettable finale, is no small undertaking—but under the confident direction of Liz Hazlett (with a duel role of Music Director) the show shines as a triumphant celebration of resilience, camaraderie, and self-acceptance.

Aisle Say is a history junkie. In fact, he wrote an historical novel, ALEXEI and The Mad Monk RASPUTIN. Historical novelists adhere religiously to the facts. With a novel the author inserts fictional characters.

Get your scares in at the Resident Ensemble Players with Misery, by William Goldman, based on the terrifying novel by Stephen King. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.

OperaDelaware, First State Ballet Theatre, and The Grand join with the National Pan-Hellenic Council of Delaware to announce the return of A Divine Night in Delaware.

Winners have been announced for the 2024 BroadwayWorld Delaware Awards! The 2024 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Possum Point Players will open their 2025 season with Tony Award winning “God of Carnage”. This dark comedy earned the Tony for Best Play of the season in 2009.